How To Set Up Your Tracheostomy Suction Machine
Tracheostomy care involves a variety of supplies to ensure proper airway management and hygiene. Each of these supplies plays a specific role in maintaining comfort, preventing infections, and ensuring proper breathing. Below is an overview of key supplies used for tracheostomy care at home…
How To Set Up Your 50 PSI Compressor For Tracheostomy
Tracheostomy care involves a variety of supplies to ensure proper airway management and hygiene. Each of these supplies plays a specific role in maintaining comfort, preventing infections, and ensuring proper breathing. Below is an overview of key supplies used for tracheostomy care at home…
How Often Should You Change Your Catheter? A Guide to Catheter Replacement and Supply Coverage
Tracheostomy care involves a variety of supplies to ensure proper airway management and hygiene. Each of these supplies plays a specific role in maintaining comfort, preventing infections, and ensuring proper breathing. Below is an overview of key supplies used for tracheostomy care at home…
What is a Mobility Evaluation – Steps To Getting A Power Wheelchair Through Insurance
What is a Mobility Evaluation – Steps To Getting A Power Wheelchair Through Insurance Key Takeaways: A mobility evaluation is crucial for determining medical necessity and securing insurance coverage for a power wheelchair. The evaluation includes both a clinical assessment by a healthcare professional and an insurance-focused interview with a mobility specialist at UniversalMed Supply […]
A Guide to Tracheostomy Supplies Covered By Insurance and Their Role in At-Home Care
Tracheostomy care involves a variety of supplies to ensure proper airway management and hygiene. Each of these supplies plays a specific role in maintaining comfort, preventing infections, and ensuring proper breathing. Below is an overview of key supplies used for tracheostomy care at home…
Monthly Tracheostomy Supply Replacements: How Much Insurance Covers
The table below outlines the replacement frequency for most tracheostomy supplies. Tracheostomy tube replacements are provided once every three months rather than monthly.
Understanding Three Different Catheter Types Catheters Covered By Medicare and Other Insurances
Understanding Three Types of Catheters Covered By Medicare and Other Insurances Key Takeaways: Medicare covers urinary catheters for individuals with permanent urinary conditions such as incontinence or retention. There are three main types of urinary catheters covered by insurance: indwelling (foley), intermittent, and external catheters. Indwelling catheters are for extended use, intermittent for periodic drainage, […]
Supplier Standards
Supplier Standards Medicare DMEPOS supplier standards Note: This is an abbreviated version of the supplier standards every Medicare DMEPOS supplier must meet in order to obtain and retain their billing privileges. These standards, in their entirety, are listed in 42 C.F.R. 424.57(c). 1. A supplier must be in compliance with all applicable Federal and State […]
What Do I Need From My Doctor to Obtain CPAP Therapy Products through My Insurance?
Managing sleep apnea or any sleep condition through CPAP or BiPAP therapy is a significant step towards better sleep and overall health. If you suspect you are experiencing symptoms of sleep apnea or a sleep related condition then this guide will help you understand what documentation is required to get your sleep therapy products covered through your health insurance.
Why It’s Important to Replace Your CPAP Supplies Regularly
Living with sleep apnea and relying on CPAP or BiPAP therapy is a journey that requires ongoing attention and care. One crucial aspect often overlooked is the regular replacement of CPAP and BiPAP supplies. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the importance of actively getting new replacement supplies and how they contribute to the effectiveness, comfort, and overall success of your therapy.